Construction is an art and science that brings together resources, skills and materials to develop a structure, road or civil works. It involves the application of various expertise whose roles overlap from conception to completion. One of the most important stages of the construction process is the design stage. The key player in a structural project design stage is the structural engineer.

Buildings have a significant impact on the environment in terms of materials use, water use, energy use and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, there is a high potential for drastic reduction of a building‘s negative impact to the environment. One way to address this is through adoption of green building initiative. However, tapping into this potential for reduction of a building‘s negative impact to the environment remains largely unrealized due to lack of knowledge and awareness of the green building initiative among other factors. Chau et al.

This project involves the structural analysis and design of an eight storey reinforced concrete residential building in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The proposed building is a modern building units that provides a better quality housing facilities for the ever increasing population of Nairobi.